A New Life

Which sentence from the passage BEST shows that the narrator is unhappy in his new home.

• " As soon as school was over for the year, we left Connecticut and went to live in the Midwest."

• "My mom found a new job, located in the middle of nowhere."

• "We didn't know anybody in our new town."

• "We lived in a big, new apartment complex."

What is the definition of plot?

• The lesson in the story
• The sequence of events in the story
• The turning point of the story
• The conflict in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the conflict of a story?

• the problem faced by the main character
• a bad hair day
• the ending of the story
• a boxing match

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read this sentence from the story:

After a couple of hours, Dave grew bored with catching odd- looking whiskered catfish.

This sentence is part of the plot's

• conflict.

• climax.

• exposition.

• rising action.

During exposition the writer also reveals the ______________, or sets the stage for it. It is the main struggle or problem the characters face.

• rising action
• conflict
• theme
• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

In __________________, a writer introduces the setting and the characters.

• resolution
• exposition
• climax
• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The _______________ is the turning point in the story and the moment of greatest suspense. It presents the conflict at its most intense and dramatic.

• climax
• exposition
• falling action
• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The _____________________ reveals the outcome of the story's climax. At this stage, the tension created by the conflict and climax is relieved.

• exposition
• rising action
• falling action
• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The __________________ shows the story's final outcome.

• resolution
• climax
• exposition
• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How does Mom's experience on the fishing trip affect her?

• She stops bringing Dave on family fishing trips.

• She doesn't go to Catfish Lake anymore.

• She realizes she wants to go back to Connecticut.

• She develops a love for fishing.